The nerve of the pterygoid canal forms from the junction of the greater petrosal nerve and the deep petrosal nerve within the foreamen lacerum. This combined nerve exits the foramen lacerum and ...

Patients with Lemierre’s syndrome may have complications such as lung lesions, large joint arthritis and central nervous system involvement. However, complications involving a pterygoid abscess have ...

Advanced imaging modalities like CT and MRI are essential to confirm the diagnosis. Here the authors are reporting a unique case of masseter muscle hypertrophy along with medial pterygoid hypertrophy ...

Snakes are used in various investigations of the effects of their venom on human physiology. Blood sampling is frequently an important part of these investigations. The heart is the most commonly ...

The video by Dr. Priya Mistry, a dentist in Vancouver, Washington, who specializes in TMJ disorders, shows how to release a small jaw muscle I had never heard of before: the lateral pterygoid. The ...

Mammalian jaw-closing musculature comprises three distinct muscle groups: the temporalis, running from the temporal region of the skull posterior to the orbit to the coronoid process of the mandible; ...

Birds and plants have a close relationship that has developed over millions of years. Birds became diverse and abundant around 135 million years ago. Shortly after, plants started developing new and ...

A line drawing of the Internet Archive headquarters building façade. An illustration of a heart shape "Donate to the archive" An illustration of a magnifying glass. An illustration of a magnifying ...

masseter, temporalis, medial and lateral pterygoid). By slightly editing the baseline model, one could study various “virtual” treatments or diseases, including teeth restoration, placement of ...